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At the age of 64, he has no plans to hang up his litter picker just yet.

The councillor for Tickhill and Wadworth said: “When I started five years ago, public services in the community were losing their grip on providing a great service to the local community – and litter picking was included in that.

Nigel Cannings with his old barrow (Image: Nigel Cannings)

“I decided to do it just for a few weeks to help out, and here I am still doing it on most weekends.

“What has been particularly amazing is the amount of weight I have lost due to the amount of exercise you get from scaling each street in the village – which has been amazing since I was diagnosed with diabetes.

“I actively encourage people my age to get involved because the health benefits have been remarkable”.

Earlier this year, his trusty barrow’s five years of service came to an end and it was time to call it day – this galvanised locals to join together to raise money for a replacement.